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Video Presentations from ARAS 2021 Virtual Meeting
SCORE Updates 2021
Presenters: Amit Joshi, M.D. and Mark Hickey

American Board of Surgery Updates
Presenter: Barbara Jalbert-Gerkins

ACGME Surgery RRC Update (presentation only)
Presenter: Chris Fox, Ph.D., RRC Director

SIMPL Gamification of Thrones
Presenter: Brianne Leigh Nickel, MA, C-TAGME

ARAS Pearls of Wisdom: What Lane Are You In?
Presenter: Juanita Braxton, Ph.D., MS.Ed

Lean Methods in the Administration of Surgery Education Programs
Presenter: Kate Kmiec, MHA, C-TAGME

Program Handouts: There's An App for That
Presenter: Kristen Dudley and Healther Trainum

TAGME Updates
Presenter: Linda Shaffer, C-TAGME

ECFMG Updates
Presenter: Tracy Wallowicz, Assistant Vice President of US Graduate Medical Education Services

Duty Hour Citations: Moving from Denial to Acceptance
Presenters: Matthew Goldblatt, M.D., and Lisa Olson

Kale Sucks. Wellness Initiatives Don't Have To.
Presenter: Sara Brown, C-TAGME

Fostering the Relationship Between the GME Office and the Residency Administrator
Presenters: SuAnn White and Sarah Kidd-Romero, C-TAGME

Finding Equanimity in Medicine (presentation only)
Presenter: ARAS 2021 Keynote Speaker, Cassie Ferguson, M.D.

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Presentations from Chicago 2019
*presentations will be updated as they are received*


ARAS Presentations, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019
ARAS Keynote Address
Kimberly Schenarts Ph.D.

Continuity in the Admin Office: Succession Planning in one Surgery Training Program
Bethany Brown, MHA, C-TAGME, Sandi Pettit, Marc Horton, M.D., and Ryan Martinez, M.D.
Swedish Medical Center Education Leadership Team
Professional Development Session #1


Breakout Session 1:
  • IMGs in Training: Responsibilities, Challenges, & Strategies for the Program Administrator
    Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Director of House Medicine Initiative at ECFMG
  • ACS ERRA Exam - Identifying Intern Knowledge Gaps;
    Betsy Huffman, MD and Brianne Leigh Nickel, MA, C-TAGME, Indiana University
Breakout Session 2:
  • Best Practices in the University Residency Program 
    Claire Travis, C-TAGME, University of Colorado
  • Best Practices the Community Residency Program
    Donna Heyduk, C-TAGME, Lankenau Medical Center & Jessica Roof, BA,  Carolinas Medical Center

Self Study Strategic Planning from a Departmental Administrative Viewpoint
Holly Shilstone, BS, Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Development Session #2


Collecting & Tracking Required Data
David Fehling, MA, Weill Cornell Medicine

American Board of Surgery Update
Barbara Jalbert-Gerkins, Examination Coordinator

ARAS Presentations, Wednesday, April 24th 2019
TAGME Update
Linda Shaffer, C-TAGME, West Virginia University

SCORE Update
Mark Hickey, MA, COO, SCORE

Emergency Preparedness Panel [Slide Deck 1, Slide Deck 2, Slide Deck 3]
William Havron III, M.D., Program Director at Orlando Regional Medical Center
Rich Nagle, Program Administrator at Cleveland Clinic (FL)
Jennifer Bayonsa, M.D. Program Director at University of Nevada - Las Vegas


ACGME Program Coordinator Advisory Board
Juanita Braxton, Ph.D. University of California-Davis Medical Center

Navigating the FIT Application Process [supplemental download]
Allison Jones, BS, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Incidence and Characterization of Bullying in Medicine [Poster]
Hemali Shah, BS, C-TAGME, University of Illinois at Chicago

ACGME Common Program Requirements from the Perspective of Residency Administrators
ARAS AdHoc Committee

ACGME RRC Update
Donna Lamb, D.HSC, MBA, BSN, Executive Director for Surgery RRC

ARAS Presentations, Thursday, April 25th 2019
Best Practices We Learn from Each Other
Cindy Rudolph, BS, MS, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Eileen Kleffner, University of Texas-San Antonio


Presentations for Austin 2018
ARAS Presentations, Thursday, May 3, 2018
ARAS Keynote Address-Learn Something New Everyday! - Alice Gordan, C-TAGME
ACGME PC Advisory Group Update-Juanita Braxton, PhD
Program Administration from a Manager's Perspective - Juanita Braxton, PhD

Professional Development-Research and Poster Presentations
  • Alex Ewing
  • Hemali Shah
  • Nicole Liles
ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Update-James Hebert, MD, FACS
TAGME Update-Linda Shaffer, C-TAGME
The Global Surgery Experience in General Surgery Training: Rationale and Implementation-D. Smith, MD


ARAS Presentations, Friday, May 4, 2018
Recruiting: Best Practices-J. Simons, M.D. & D. Dickinson
ERAS- Patrick Fritz

SCORE Update-M. Hickey
Professional Development: Social Media-John D. Scott, MD
Professional Development: Developing Personal Leadership-S. Burnham
Initiating a New Resident Wellness Curriculum-B. Nickel, MA, C-TAGME
​ACGME Update/Self-Study and 10 Year Accreditation Site Visit-Donna Lamb


ARAS Presentations, Saturday, May 5, 2018
ECFMG-Eleanor Fitzpatrick
Resident Program Ownership-Sabrina Goddard, MD & Eileen Kleffner

American Board of Surgery Update-Barbara Jalbert-Gerkins

Presentations from San Diego 2017
​ARAS Presentations, Tuesday, April 18, 2017
American Board of Surgery Update-Barbara Jalbert-Gerkens 
Score Update for ARCS-Mark Hickey
Resident Recruitment-Best Practices- J. Braxton, S. DelCoglin, D. Guinto, G. Lynch, J. Olenwine
New Innovations Workshop-Lauren Hook
FES Certification-Kim Agretto
FES Certification Everything you want to know-C. Bryant, J. Mischna


ARAS Presentations, Wednesday, April 19, 2017
TAGME Update-L. Shaffer 
QuickNote Modification of New Innovations-L. Chambers & L. Badurina
Resident Morale-A. Landmann, S. White, J. Lees, & A. Patel
I am Program Coordinator, Hear Me Roar - J. Roof & D. Norton
Resident Remediation-V.Pamatmat
ACGME Update-Donna Lamb


ARAS Presentations, Thursday, April 20, 2017
Resident Wellness and Wellbeing-A. Bailey
360 Documentation of Adverse Action-R. Peavy
Evaluation Compliance-M. Benge

Presentations from Boston 2016
New Coordinator Workshop,Wednesday, April 13, 2016

ARAS Presentations, Thursday, April 14, 2016
ACGME Next Accreditation System (NAS) Site Visit - Guinto & Hook
Evaluations, Forms, and Surveys, Oh My! - Roof & DeBolt
Navigating Simulation Skills Mandates and the Fundamentals of Endoscopy Curriculum - Scott
Are you Managing Your Time? Or Is Your Time Managing You? - Olson


ARAS Presentations, Friday, April 15, 2016
Team-Based Education in Surgical Residency "A New Paradigm" - McGinty
A Year in the Life of a Coordinator Without Residents - Brown
ACGME - RRC Update - Lamb
How Program Administrators Can Use ACS FSC to Guide Resident Development - Hermes
Changing Culture: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil - Darden & White
Accurately and Efficiently Reviewing Resident Milestones - Mead, Bybee, Vargo & Peche


ARAS Presentations, Saturday, April 16, 2016

Your Resume: Communicating Professional Competence - Burnham & Tarpley
ABS Update - Jalbert Gerkens
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Presentations from Seattle 2015
ARAS Presentations, Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Leading Through Change: The Coordinators Role - Jones
The Program's Grade Book: Back to Basics - Sheick, Molkara & Tabuenca
How to Excel with Excel - Roof & DeBolt
Generational Methodology Differences - Kidd-Romero, Newcomb, Sturdivant
Using Operative Log Reports to Manage Your Residency - Olenwine
New Innovations Practical Demonstration - Cooney

E*Value Practical Demonstration - Shaffer

ARAS Presentations, Wednesday, April 22, 2015
TAGME Update - Olenwine
SCORE Update - Hickey
Chattanooga Surgery - Adversity and Change - Schultz Rudolf
ERAS - Nelson & Sujlana
What I've Learned and What I Wish I Knew - Kleffner & Hildebrand
ACGME Update - Potts, Takanishi & Lamb


ARAS Presentation, Thursday, April 23, 2015
Cultural Diversity - Tarpley
The Benefit of A Global Surgery Rotation in A General Surgery Residency Program - Smith, Grant & Norton
American Board of Surgery Update - Jalbert-Gerkens




ARAS Presentations, Tuesday, April 8, 2014
     Surgery RRC, ACGME & Case Logs - Hebert, Simpson, Potts

     Getting a 2nd Chance: "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" - Braxton

     Modernizing the Interview Process for the Preliminary Candidate - Shieck & Norton

     Who's #1? - Doty & Bennett

     Clinical Competency Committee: Merging Milestones - Shaffer, Knight & Zimmerman


ARAS Presentations, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
     SCORE Update for ARCS - Hickey

      Career Choice in Surgery: Decision Factors - Nazzal, Weis, Philip, Vasenina, Baskara, Burda, Heidt, Zelenock

      Residency - What Was, Is, and Could Be - Terhune

      Holding Them Accountable: Encouraging Professional Habits Without Hand-holding - Benge & Olson

      Communicating Professional Competence:  Resumes, Interpersonal Exchanges & Public Presentations - Tarpley & Tarpley

       ABS Update - Jalbert-Gerkens


ARAS Presentations, Thursday, April 10, 2014

     Resident Attrition: Identifying Those at Risk - Burkhart, Guinto, Tholey, Eskries-Winkler, Yeo, Duckworth, Chojnacki

     Optimization of the 4th Year Surgery Clerkship at an Academic Independent Surgical Residency Program - O'Heron

     Surgical Boot Camp Effectiveness: A Resident Survey - Weiss, Philip, Baskara, Burda, Zelenock, Nazzal

     Contrasting Perspectives on Recruitment, Educational Needs & Mentorship of Preliminary R1's - Travis, Nehler, Dudley

     Chattanooga Surgery: Adversity & Change - Schultz Rudolph


Presentations from Orlando 2013

New Coordinators Workshop
Welcome - Linda Shaffer

Who's Who - Laura Warner

Calendar of Events - Mary Burda

Organization - Chi Quach

Recruitment Cycle - Linda Shaffer

Intern Orientation - Kim Molteg

Duty Hours - Mary Burda

ACGME Case Logs - Lillian Figueroa

Competencies & Evaluations - Dawn Fountain

FSC, ACS Curriculum - Alison Casey


Thursday, April 25, 2013
Whose Job Is It Anway - Juanita Braxton

Dr. Widmann

Supervision for Visible Results - Cynthia Graves

        Supervision document handout

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Dr. Adkins & Baker

Pub Med, Google, Wikipedia - Margaret Tarpley

FLS - Are Your Residents Ready? - Kim Agretto, Inga Brissman, Carla Bryant

Drs. Hebert, Potts & Simpson

CLER Site Visit - Ava Fullbright

Friday, April 26, 2013
What's in it for Me? - Dawn Fountain

Academic & Institutional Integration - CLER as Mud - Dr. Matt Loos

Team Building Strategies & Procedures - Dr. Jack Contessa

Resident Attrition - Identiying those at risk - Richard Burkhart

Medical Licensing - Jill Simonson

SCORE Update - Dr. Mary Klingensmith

Mean Boys, Mean Girls - A Surgical Problem - Dr. Charles Yeo

$6 Vascular & General Simulator - Dr. Kevin Sexton

        Additional Info for Sexton presentation

Resident Selection - What, if anything, are PDs and Applicants thinking - Dr. PJ Schenarts

        Hand out

Public Speaking - Kim Molteg

Saturday, April 27, 2013
Program Administrator Certification - Judith Olenwine

Documenting the Core Competencies with ACS FSC

Outside Job Activites for Self-Improvement - Juanita Braxton

Resident and Associate Society - RAS - ACS - Dr. Robert Winfield

Student Side of Match - Jennifer Doty, RN

ABS Update - Barbara Jalbert-Gerkens


Presentations from San Diego 2012


New Coordinators Workshop
Academic Year - Mary Burda

Recruitment - Sandy DelCoglin

Orientation - Stephanie Rowe

Duty Hours - Stephanie Rowe

Evaluations & Competencies - Donna Guinto

Mock Presentations - Linda Shaffer

Top Ten Tips for Time Management - Claire Travis,Laurie Cooper & Kristen Dudley 

ACGME Operative Logs - Lillian Figueroa

Curriculum & Certification - Mary Burda & Linda Shaffer


Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Why Join the ARCS Executive Committee

Movin' On Up - Matthew Loos, MD

Addressing Visa Related Issues for Foriegn Citizens & corresponding challenges for Coordinators in General Surgery Residency Programs - Jashodeep Datta, MD, Dahlia M. French, JD, Stephanie Rowe, John L. Tarpley, MD, Kyla Terhune, MD

Which Hat Am I Wearing Today - or this minute ( site visits with 3 Program Directors in one year) - Cindy Rudolph

Professional Development Series - Utilizing a Team Approach to Manage Multiple Specialties - Julie Dill

ACS Fundamentals of Surgery - Alison Powers Casey & Kim Echert

Professional Development - How to Implement an Effective Evaluation - Fred Giberson, MD

Professional Development Series - Coordinator as Educator: Breaking the Barriers - Michelle Silver

Residency Coordinator and the GME Office - Ava Fulbright - A

Residency Coordinator and the GME Office - Teresa Arnold - B

Site Visit - Kim Agretto, Gretchen Lynch, & Linda Shaffer


Wednesday, March 21, 2012
SCORE Update - Mary Klingensmith, MD

NRMP - Laure S.Curtin, PhD

RRC Update - Dr. James Hebert

ACGME Update - Dr. Peggy Simpson

Professional Development Series:  Professional Burnout - Father John Stabeno

Documents, Documents, Documents Dr. Fred Giberson, Dr. Sean Ryan, Dr. Niels Martin, Dr. Nate Richards, Dr. Matthew Loos, Dr. Thomas Caranasos

Surgical Olympics - Dr. Dan Relles

The ABC's of Development and Implementing an International Rotation - presentation

The ABC's of Development and Implementing an International Rotation - Ms. Margaret Tarpley, Dr. Erik Hansen, Ms. Stephanie Rowe, Dr. John Tarpley - Worksheet



Thursday, March 22, 2012

Duty Hour Restrictions and General Surgery Training - Thomas Caranasos, MD, Matthew Loos, Linda Shaffer, James Bardes, MD

ABS Updates - Barbara Jalbert-Gerkins

Professional Development Series - Job or Career - Ruth Nawotniak


Presentations from Boston 2011

Survey Update on Program Coordinator Job Description--Lillian Badurina

Multidisciplinary Clinical Orientation: Using Simulation to Usher in July 1s--Kyla Terhune

Innovative Strategies in Utilizing the ACS Fundamentals of Surgery  Curriculum--Agretto  Echert

American Board of Surgery Update --Barbara Jalbert-Gerkens

SCORE Update--Mary E. Klingensmith

STAC Update-Ruth Nawotniak

Coming of Age--Meredith Meier

COME JOIN THE ARCS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE- Donna Guinto

RRC Update--James Hebert

Assessing Surgical Resident Competencies in New Innovations--Jeffery Kirk

ACGME Update--Peggy Simpson

Turning your Presentation into a Manuscript--Ruth Nawotniak

Operative Log Update - Tom Richter

NRMP Update--Laurie Curtin

ERAS Update--Angelique Johnson

RX for Accreditation


Presentations from San Antonio 2010

New Coordinator's WorkshopABS Update - Jalbert Gerkins

Long and Winding Road - Schenarts

Surgical Education Lab - Rowe Watts

What Happens If I Get Hit by a Bus? - Palmer Haddad

Coordinator as Educator

Mock Orals

Simulation - Huston

ACGME - Simpson Richter

ARCS - Whalen

STAC Update 2010 - Nawotniak

Survivor 101 - Agretto Gardner

Addressing Deficiencies - Whiting

ARCS Steering Committee - DelCoglin

Surgery Education Web Sites - Tarpley

Using a Dashboard - Simonson


Presentations from Salt Lake City 2009

ABS Review & Update - Dr. Buyske

ACGME Citations-A. Fulbright

ACGME  - P. Simpson-T. Richter

Attrition Survey-Drs Bell-Yeo

Be Prepared – Your ACGME Site Visit-3

Demystifying - Curriculum Information - R. Nawotniak

Demystifying Writing Goals & Objectives - R. Nawotniak

Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum-M. Pfingsten

How to Effectively Navigate the ACGME Annual Review-M. Meier-R. McDonald

Intern Boot Camp Guide - M. Bowman-D. Tiemann

Key Elements New Coordinators-4-09

Key Tenets of NRMP Policy - Dr. Curtin

I know you can read this...M Tarpley

PowerPoint Pointers Checklist


Ten Suggestions for Effective Public Speaking

New Coordinators Workshop-4-09

Recruitment Strategies-S.Moon

RRC Update - Dr. Whalen

SCORE Presentation-Dr. Bell-M. Banker

Who, What, Where ARCS

Scholarly Activity--Dr. Wallack


Presentations from Toronto 2008

  ABS Update

  ACGME Update

  ARCS Coordinator's Jeopardy 

  Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity in Surgical Curriculum

  Harmonious Consultation and the Dynamic Duo Programs

  Implementing an Effective Academic Remediation Program

  New Coordinators Workshop

  Why Don't Moose Get Ulcers?

  Prospective Study on Resident Attrition

  STAC Update ARCS 2008

  Working on Compliance with Competencies

  Working with ABS

  Medicare Funding of Graduate Medical Education 

  Annual Program Evaluation and Improvement

  Starting a Skills Lab...On a Budget


Presentations from Washington, DC 2007

 ABS Communications Time Line 2007

 ABS Qualifying Examination Application 2007

 ACGME SOL Update

 American Board of Surgery 2007    

 
ECFMG Update 2007

 Finding Money for Your Residency

 Interview Selection 2007

 Locating, Evaluating, and Utilizing Reliable On-Line Health Information

 MM Analysis Relation to Core Competencies

 New Coordinator's Workshop Presentation  

 
RRC Report 2007

 Salary Survey 2007

 Visa Issues in 2007 

 
Web ADS - Preparing the PIF Part 1


Presentations from Tucson 2006

The ABS in 2006: A Year of (More) Change

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates:  An Overview

Coordinators’ Stress: Results of a National Survey

Program Coordinators – Professional and Successful

Update on Certification

Conducting Your Program’s Annual Review

Training Residents in the Evidence-Based Practice of SurgeryPractice Makes Perfect: Yearly Mock Orals

ARCS Jeopardy Tucson 2006
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